Scott Tallon Walker and Edward Williams’ delayed London cancer centre opens

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UCLH proton beam hospital was hit by technical glitches and hold-ups caused by pandemic

Scott Tallon Walker and Edward Williams Architects’ £380m cancer hospital in central London has finally completed, more than two years after it was supposed to open.

The Bloomsbury project was built by Bouygues UK for University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, with the contractor winning the then £190m contract in September 2015. The unit was due to open in 2019 but delays meant the finishing date was pushed back into the following summer. The impact of the covid-19 pandemic caused further hold-ups.

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